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The Resource Big fish, Columbia Pictures presents ; a Jinks/Cohen Company, Zanuck Company production ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks ; screenplay by John August ; directed by Tim Burton

Big fish, Columbia Pictures presents ; a Jinks/Cohen Company, Zanuck Company production ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks ; screenplay by John August ; directed by Tim Burton

Label
Big fish
Title
Big fish
Statement of responsibility
Columbia Pictures presents ; a Jinks/Cohen Company, Zanuck Company production ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks ; screenplay by John August ; directed by Tim Burton
Title variation
Légende du gros poisson
Contributor
Actor
Composer
Costume designer
Director of photography
Editor of moving image work
Film director
Film producer
Presenter
Production company
Production designer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
Summary
William Bloom, is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward - outside of the tall tales his dad told him about growing up. During Edward's last days William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil next to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his youth
Member of
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
  • Big fish (Motion picture)
  • Big fish (Motion picture)
Credits note
Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editor, Chris Lebenzon ; music, Danny Elfman ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Dennis Gassner
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
  • MPAA rating: PG-13; for a fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference
  • CHV rating: PG
Language note
In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English or French ; Closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1997.2
LC item number
.B54 2004
PerformerNote
Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1961-
  • 1958-
  • 1971-
  • 1936-
  • 1968-
  • 1966-
  • 1979-
  • 1975-
  • 1957-
  • 1945-
  • 1959-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Zanuck, Richard D.
  • Cohen, Bruce
  • Jinks, Dan
  • August, John
  • Burton, Tim
  • McGregor, Ewan
  • Finney, Albert
  • Crudup, Billy
  • Lange, Jessica
  • Bonham Carter, Helena
  • Lohman, Alison
  • Guillaume, Robert
  • Cotillard, Marion
  • Buscemi, Steve
  • DeVito, Danny
  • Rousselot, Philippe
  • Lebenzon, Chris
  • Elfman, Danny
  • Atwood, Colleen
  • Gassner, Dennis
  • Wallace, Daniel
  • Columbia Pictures
  • Jinks/Cohen Company
  • Zanuck Company
  • Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
  • Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
125
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Wallace, Daniel
  • Wallace, Daniel
  • Terminally ill parents
  • Fathers and sons
  • Tall tales
  • Fathers and sons
  • Tall tales
  • Terminally ill parents
  • Father-son relationship
  • Tall tales
Technique
live action
Label
Big fish, Columbia Pictures presents ; a Jinks/Cohen Company, Zanuck Company production ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks ; screenplay by John August ; directed by Tim Burton
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Based on the novel: Big fish / by Daniel Wallace
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2003
  • Special features (52 min.): optional audio commentary by Burton; "Edward Bloom at large" featurette (9 min.); "Amos at the Circus" featurette (with Danny DeVito, 5 min.); "Fathers and sons" featurette (7 min.); "Tim Burton : storyteller" making-of featurette (7 min.); "A fairytale world" featurette (10 min.); "Creature features" featurette about Stan Winston Studios (6 min.); "The author's journey" featurette (with Daniel Wallace & John August, 8 min.); "The finer points" trivia quiz (about the career of Tim Burton); trailer (in previews: 3 min.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
"Academy Award nominee: Best Original Score (Danny Elfman) -- 4 Golden Globe nominations including Best Picture, Musical or Comedy and Best Supporting Actor."
Control code
471022
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 125 min.)
Isbn
9781404930384
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 043396008373
  • 043396008380
  • 043396156418
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 00837
  • 00838
  • 15641
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o54347266
  • (OCoLC)54347266
System details
DVD; NTSC; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1 (English) or Dolby digital surround (French)
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Big fish, Columbia Pictures presents ; a Jinks/Cohen Company, Zanuck Company production ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks ; screenplay by John August ; directed by Tim Burton
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Based on the novel: Big fish / by Daniel Wallace
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2003
  • Special features (52 min.): optional audio commentary by Burton; "Edward Bloom at large" featurette (9 min.); "Amos at the Circus" featurette (with Danny DeVito, 5 min.); "Fathers and sons" featurette (7 min.); "Tim Burton : storyteller" making-of featurette (7 min.); "A fairytale world" featurette (10 min.); "Creature features" featurette about Stan Winston Studios (6 min.); "The author's journey" featurette (with Daniel Wallace & John August, 8 min.); "The finer points" trivia quiz (about the career of Tim Burton); trailer (in previews: 3 min.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
"Academy Award nominee: Best Original Score (Danny Elfman) -- 4 Golden Globe nominations including Best Picture, Musical or Comedy and Best Supporting Actor."
Control code
471022
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 125 min.)
Isbn
9781404930384
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 043396008373
  • 043396008380
  • 043396156418
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 00837
  • 00838
  • 15641
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o54347266
  • (OCoLC)54347266
System details
DVD; NTSC; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1 (English) or Dolby digital surround (French)
Video recording format
DVD

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